West Bengal Public Service Commission applications in the prescribed format given at the Commission’s website at http://www.pscwbonline.gov.in. are invited from Indian citizens and such other nationals as are declared eligible by Government of India for recruitment to the under mentioned posts. The post at si.no.1 is temporary and rest of the posts are temporary but likely to be permanent.

N.B.: Ability to Read, Write and Speak in Bengali is an Essential Qualification for Recruitment to the Posts and Service Mentioned Below. Provided that the said Compulsory Requirement of Knowledge in Bengali Including the ability to Read, Write and speak in Bengali for Recruitment to the Following Posts, shall not be applicable to those Candidates whose Mother Tongue is Nepali. This will be Tested at the time of Interview.

1. Economist–Cum–Credit Planner Under the Department of Planning, Statistics and Program Monitoring, Government of West Bengal

No.of Vacancies : Seventeen [Five Reserved for SC, One for ST, Two for OBC Category–‘A’, Two for OBC Category–‘B’ Candidates and one for Person with Disabilities (Blindness or Low Vision)]

A second class Master’s degree in Economics with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University / Institute.

5 (five) years’ experience in the preparation and assessment of plans and projects or 5 (five) years’ teaching experience in Economics in a degree college.

Note : The period of experience being relaxable at the discretion of West Bengal Public Service Commission, West Bengal for otherwise well-qualified candidates.

West Bengal PSC Age Limit 2017 : Not more than 40 years as on 01.01.2017.

2.Quinologist, Government Quinine Factory, Mungpoo, Darjeeling in the Directorate of Cinchona and Other Medicinal Plants, West Bengal in West Bengal General Service under the Department of food Processing Industries and Horticulture, Government of West Bengal.

M.Sc. degree in Chemistry or M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (preference will be given to an Applied Chemist or an Industrial Chemist) of an Indian University with a first class either in Master’s degree or in B.Sc. Honours degree (preference will be given to a person with sound knowledge in Botany) or an equivalent degree of a British or other recognized foreign University;

Experience in industrial concerns producing quinine or pharmaceutical drugs and

Research experience for a period of at least two years.

West Bengal PSC Age Limit 2017 : In between 30 and 40 years as on 01.01.2017.

3. Assistant Quinologist, Government Quinine Factory, Mungpoo, Darjeeling in the Directorate of Cinchona and Other Medicinal Plants, West Bengal in West Bengal General Service Under the Department of food Processing Industries and Horticulture, Government of West Bengal – No. of Vacancy : One (Reserved for S.T. Candidates)

M.Sc. degree in Chemistry [an Applied Chemist or Pharmaceutical Chemist or M.Pharm or B.Tech. (with Chemistry as the major subject or an Industrial Chemist) will be preferred] of an Indian University, preferably with a first class either in Master’s degree or in the B.Sc. Honours degree (preference will be given to a person with a knowledge of Botany) or an equivalent degree of a British or other recognized foreign University;

Research experience for a period of at least one year.

West Bengal PSC Age Limit 2017 : Not more than 36 years as on 01.01.2017.

WBPSC Application Fee 2017 :210/- (Rupees two hundred ten) only + Service Charge 1% of Examination Fee subject to a minimum of 5/- for online payment through debit / credit card plus 12.36% of service charge as Government Duty or Service Charge of 5/- (Rupees Five) only for Net Banking or Service Charge of 20/- (Rupees Twenty) only for payment through Bank Counter (off-line payment).

SC/ST candidates of West Bengal and Persons with disabilities (PWD) having physical disability of 40% and above are not required to pay any fee. BC candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to pay usual fee as aforesaid. No Exemption of fee is available to SC/ST Candidates of Other States. No claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be held in reserve for any other examination.

West Bengal PSC Information Details :

1. Candidates who wish to apply for more than one category of posts should submit separate Application along with requisite fees for each.

2. The qualifications prescribed in the advertisement are as per the notified recruitment rules issued by Government.

3. Submission of more than one Application for one Particular Post is Strictly Forbidden. The Candidature of a Candidate who submits more than one application for admission to the Selection Procedure, will be cancelled even if he/she is admitted to the same.

4. All the degrees / diplomas / certificates mentioned in the advertisement must have been obtained from recognized Universities / Institutions.

5. The prescribed ‘essential qualifications’ are the minimum and mere possession of the same does not entitle applicants to be called in for the interview. Where the number of applications received in response to the advertisement is large and it is not convenient or possible for the Commission to interview all the applicants the Commission may restrict the number of candidates for interview to a reasonable limit on the basis of either higher qualifications in the relevant subjects / higher standard of marks / grade obtained in the essential qualifications or experience in relevant field higher than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement or on the basis of a Screening Test. in the cases of Screening Test, Candidates Suffering from Blindness or Low Vision will be allowed the help of a scribe, if Required. If sufficient number of candidates with prescribed age limit is available for selection for a particular post, the commission may exercise its discretion not to relax upper age limit of the candidate(s) even if the provision for such relaxation is laid down in the advertised criteria. The Commission has discretion to fix up qualifying marks in each level of examination, i.e. preliminary screening test, interview and in aggregate.

6. In cases where no Division / Class is awarded and only grading is done, exact percentage of marks and conversion formula adopted are to be mentioned with documentary evidence.

7. Where experience of a number of years is prescribed as an item of qualification this would mean only experience / research experience gained in full time employment / research in the relevant field. Such experience would only mean acquiring experience after obtaining the necessary qualification and not before obtaining such qualification. [Certificate(s) from the Head(s) of Organization(s)/Department(s) for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month and year) and field of experience indicating basic pay and consolidated pay must be obtained from the appropriate authority. The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed / experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s)].

8. Besides pay, the posts carry allowances as admissible.

9. Upper age concession up to 5 years are admissible only to S.C. and S.T. candidates of West Bengal and upto 3 years to O.B.C. (category ’A’ or ‘B’) candidates of West Bengal. S.C., S.T. and B.C. candidates of other States may apply for unreserved vacancies as general candidates. Such benefits are also available upto 45 years for Persons with Disabilities.

A candidate claiming to be S.C., S.T., B.C. or persons with disabilities (40% and above) must have a certificate in support of his/her from a competent authority of West Bengal as specified below : For S.C., S.T. and B.C. candidates :

In the district, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Division concerned, and

In Kolkata, the District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas or such Additional District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas, as may be authorized by the District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas, on behalf and the District Welfare Officer, Kolkata and Ex-officio Joint Director, Backward Classes Welfare. [vide the W.B.S.C.s. & S.T.s. (Identification) Act, 1994 and S.C. & S.T. Welfare Deptt. Order No.261-TW/EC/MR-103/94 dated 6.4.95 read with B.C.W. Deptt. Order no. 6320-BCW/MR-84/10 dated 24.9.2010 and No. BCW/MR-61/2012 (Pt.) dated 12.7.2013.]For Persons with Disabilities : A Medical Board constituted at Government Medical College Hospitals in Kolkata, District Hospitals and Sub-Divisional Hospitals. [vide West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1999]

West Bengal Public Service Commission may require such further proof of particulars from the candidates as it may consider necessary and may make enquiries about their character and other particulars regarding suitability and eligibility.

10. Candidates must Fulfil the Essential Qualifications by the Closing Date.

11. All requisite certificates regarding educational qualifications, proof of age, other relevant experience Certificates and other requisite documents must be furnished as and when required by the Commission.

12. If at any stage even after issue of a letter of recommendation for appointment a candidate is found ineligible in terms of the advertisement his/her candidature will be cancelled without further reference to him/her.

13. Canvassing in any form will Disqualify the Candidate.

14. All Information Regarding Recruitment to the Post will be available, time to time, in the Commission’s website at http://www.pscwbonline.gov.in and http://www.pscwb.org.in.

15. West Bengal PSC Application : Applications are to be submitted through online only. Filling up of online application will be commencing from : The 14th March, 2017; 11:30 A.M. onwards.